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	Glider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Military gliders were then developed by a number of countries, particularly during World War II, for landing troops.
		Gliders are equipped with an altimeter, compass, variometer and an air-speed indicator, and often with a radio, though in some countries the radio is not compulsory.
		Gliders' variometers are sometimes fitted with mechanical devices such as the "MacCready Ring" to indicate the optimal speed to fly for given conditions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glider (2769 words)

	Glider
		Other examples were the military gliders[?] used in the second world war to support paratroop operations.
		Larger gliders were also used to land heavier equipment like anti-tank guns and jeeps, which was a major improvement in the power of the otherwise lightly-armed paratroop forces.
		Because of their continuous use in gliders, electronic variometers are common, which code their reading into an acoustic signal of variable amplitude and frequency, so that it can be used without drawing the pilot's attention away from watching/scanning airspace and weather.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gl/Gliders.html (737 words)

	Gliderborne Assault on D-Day - GLIDER TROOPS
		The Glider Infantry rode the gliders into combat, flying in the same sky convoys as their paratrooper comrades but, for some time, they were excluded from the hazard pay the paratroops received.
		Glider troops were trained beyond the level of the standard British soldier though not to the peak and expense of paratroopers, and as such they were less swift when deployed in an attacking role, but were entirely solid in defence.
		Glider battalions were approximately 50% larger than parachute battalions, comprising of 16 rifle platoons in 4 companies, as opposed to 9 enlarged platoons in 3 companies.
	free.prohosting.com /mawey/gliderborne_glidertroops.htm (3444 words)

	Gliders Rethinking the Utility of these Silent Wings for the Next Millennium
		Gliders could support future operations (at home and abroad in land-locked or littoral nations) in situations where the economic, social, and political infrastructure has disintegrated to the point it geographically isolates a segment of the population from outside assistance.
		Both came to an understanding that glider pilots must be a "total soldier" cross-trained in the tactics and equipment of the aviator and infantryman (with training responsibility equally divided) since the importance of the latter superseded the former upon landing.
		Military gliders had a 1:10 glide ratio compared to 1:22 for its civilian counterpart during the Second World War; in free flight, this meant that for every 10 feet the glider flew forward its altitude decreased by a foot.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/cc/torrisi.html (15869 words)

	Chair Gliders -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Manned gliders were flown in China from at least 559 AD, and giant 'man sized' kites were used for military reconnaissance for many centuries before that.
		The Sugar Glider (''Petaurus breviceps'') is a small gliding possum native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania.
		The most obvious feature of the Feathertail Glider, however, is the tail that gives it its name: it is about the same length as the combined head/body, quite thin, moderately prehensile, and almost hairless except for the two very obvious rows of long, stiff hairs on either side.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/29/chair-gliders.html (1410 words)

	Frankfort TG-1A
		Gliders could also carry light artillery or small vehicles directly into a landing zone to support paratroops (soldiers deployed by parachute) or glider-borne infantry.
		This glider could be difficult to handle with heavy loads and a skilled pilot was required to fly it.
		To train army glider pilot cadets to handle the big Waco, the army urgently needed a training glider that was easy to build and handled well in the air.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/frankfort_tg1A.htm (1032 words)

	Glider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Furthermore the glider be released at some distance from the target making it more difficult for the to guess their intentions.
		Larger gliders were used to land heavy equipment like anti-tank and jeeps which was a major improvement in power available to the otherwise lightly-armed paratroop
		Powered gliders are now categorized into with retractable propellers/engines which can be flown an ordinary glider pilot license (GPL) and touring motor gliders (TMG) which require a specific license extension the standard GPL.
	www.freeglossary.com /Glider (982 words)

	Gliderborne Assault on D-Day - GLIDERS
		While this is an advantage in strong conditions when the gliders spend only little time climbing in thermals, the pilot can jettison the water ballast before it becomes a disadvantage when the thermal conditions weaken in the evening.Much more than in other types of aviation, glider pilots use and rely on an instrument called a
		Some sailplanes ("self-launching motor gliders") are equipped with motors, usually retractable into the fuselage, powerful enough to allow the gliders to launch independently.
		An opposing view is that motor gliders are against the spirit of the sport, and, more importantly, that they sometimes give pilots a false sense of invulnerability.
	free.prohosting.com /mawey/gliderborne_gliders.htm (940 words)

	Silent wings of history: Retired major remembers an often-forgotten aerial program - American Glider Program Airman - ...
		Because the glider had no brakes, they jumped out when they thought it was getting too close to a B-24 preparing for takeoff.
		Gliders were also used in World War II when in 1944 during the D-Day invasion they carried thousands of nurses, troops and equipment onto enemy fields, contributing to the defeat of Hitler's Army and ultimately to the Allied victory.
		Its glider had a steel tube fuselage, plywood wings and droppable gear that made it lighter while in tow.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_4_47/ai_100462780 (897 words)

	The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
		The first specifically designed Japanese military parachute was the Type 01 of 1941, similar to the German RZ version, which has more in common with the Italian D-30 series chute, having a canopy diameter of 28feet (8.5metre) in a pronounced hemispherical shape with skirting and vent hole for stable flight.
		Specifications for a military glider had been issued prior to 1941, and by 1944 when there were sufficient numbers available the idea of airborne assaults had long passed its use by date with allied superiority in firepower and control of the skies.
		Perhaps similar design to the German DFS 230 military glider which was used in the Eastern Front as a mobile workshop to Luftwaffe squadrons and towed to operational airfields carrying repair equipment and aircraft spares.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/japan_paratroop.html (10880 words)

	GLIDERS
		The contract to built the new transport glider goes to General Aircraft Ltd. With the designation GAL49 it became soon known as the 'Hamilcar', after the Carthagian general and father of Hannibal.
		The first military action with the A.S.51 is when 2 Horsa's are being deployed in a commando raid against the 'Heavy Water Plant' near Rjukan, Two Halifaxen and Horsa's, with a group of volunteers of the Royal Engineers departed on 19 November 1942 from a Scottish aerodrome.
		Of the Glider Pilot Regiment, 23 officers and 124 NCO's got killed, 31 officers and 438 NCO's are made prisoner by the Germans.
	gliders.0catch.com /gliders.htm (1309 words)

	Gliders
		It was not long before bids came in, and contracts were given to Airspeed Limited for a 28-seater operational glider and to the General Aircraft Company Limited for an 8-seater training glider.
		The specification for the fourth glider was given the code X.27/40 and called for a glider capable of carrying a light tank.This was not a new idea.
		Initially designated GAL49, the new glider was soon known as the Hamilcar (a famous Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal).
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /marfleetwright/GPR/gliders.htm (626 words)

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		glider borne special or formation size tactics were used in WWII.
		Gliders were used by the Germans on a couple of occasions for "special ops" where they needed to put small masses of troops togther on landing..
		Tactically, the old glider advantages of immediate concentration on the ground and bringing in heavier equipment have been adopted by the troop helicopter.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/1-2144.asp (225 words)

	MERE Volume 5 Introduction
		But given the collapse of "Soviet military power" and seeming disappearance of the "Communist threat," some may question whether the resumption of this publication is in fact necessary.
		And thirdly, at a time when military history in general is gaining in academic respectability as well as popularity, a factual, reliable and comprehensive reference guide to the experiences of the peoples inhabiting one-sixth of our globe's land surface needs no justification.
		Apart from these obvious classifications, on occasion it is necessary to devote some space to the biographies of rulers, who in Russia traditionally have sought to clothe themselves in the regalia of the military leader or vozhd, or to major political and international events that have a military significance.
	www.ai-press.com /MERE.05.Intro.html (2328 words)

	Troop Carriers of World War II
		In the same vein, glider pilots in fragile, motorless aircraft were towed over a battle area and cut loose to land infantrymen behind enemy lines.
		Of the glider pilots, Brereton said: "Not only did they deliver a magnificent and well-coordinated landing-which in many cases was in the midst of hostile positions-but were immediately engaged with their airborne associates in the hottest kind of hand-to-hand fighting."
		Eighty CG-4A gliders and C-47s of Col. Philip G. Cochran's 1st Air Commando Group were used to land a force of 9,000 men, 1,300 animals, and 250 tons of equipment and supplies at bases in northern Burma.
	www.afa.org /magazine/feb1999/0299troop.asp (2598 words)

	Overwhelmed at Fitness Centers? Tips to Help You Get Started!
		Get the information you need to decide if a military career is right for you.
		Many people are also threatened by the number of foreign weight machines, treadmills, stationery bikes, recumbent bikes, stair steppers, elliptical gliders and free weights.
		Calisthenics - yes, the military favorite of pushups, pullups, situps, squats, lunges, running and swimming - can get you in the best shape of your life.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,Smith_012804,00.html (648 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / THE PLANES WITH NO ENGINE
		Army gliders were bare-bones, purpose-built troop transports, meant to be towed into the air by powered airplanes and, in most cases, used once in combat and then abandoned.
		Flight admitted that a glider could be shot at easily, but the magazine expected that “it would probably still glide down imperturbably, unless the control cables were cut, the pilot dead or the tail shot off.
		During the flight a wing of the glider disintegrated, and all aboard were killed in the crash.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/it/2005/2/2005_2_30.shtml (3911 words)

	Fly a MiG Russian Fighter Jet Over Moscow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The son of a famous Russian test-pilot, thirty-eight year-old Alexander began flying gliders and parachute jumping at age of 14.
		He graduated from secondary school in 1977 and enrolled in the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School for Fighter-Pilots.
		Is considered by many experts to be the "best wingman in Russia"· Vladimir Loginovski graduated from Kacha High Military Aviation School in 1982 and joined the Air Force.
	www.militaryadventures.com /pilots.cfm (513 words)

	Theory/Goals
		I heard that these gliders needed to "shave" (flying from left to right and back again) a ridge.
		From this point I think that a ridge glider needs to be very stable, even autos table if possible.
		But like I said: gliders are not a speciality.
	www.nurflugel.com /Nurflugel/n_o_d/theory_goal.htm (594 words)

	Two 1943 Schweizer 2-12 (USAAC TG-3A) Projects Spec Sheet
		The TG-3A is a two-place, dual-control glider manufactured for the Army Air Forces by the Schweizer Aircraft Co. during WW II.
		The AAF evaluated the aircraft in 1942 for suitability as a trainer for cargo glider pilots.
		Student glider pilots normally received about six hours dual instruction in the TG-3As before being trained in the large CG-4A cargo glider.
	www.race-cars.com /airsales/gliders/2tg3as/2tg3asss.htm (941 words)

	Caen Canal Bridge, Benouville
		Aviation art print showing Horse Gliders of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the assault on the Caen Canal Bridge during the Normandy Landings of World War two.
		Features the successful Horsa glider borne assault on the Caen Canal bridge at Benouville in Normandy at approx.
		Mainly consisting of aviation, naval, and modern military after 1940 and a selection of 50 historical prints of earlier periods.
	www.military-art.com /dhm286.htm (489 words)

	To War On Tubing and Canvas: A Case Study in the Interrelationships Between Technology, Training, Doctrine and ...
		Germany, restricted by the Treaty of Versailles, saw the glider as an effective means of training future Luftwaffe pilots and only in the mid-1930s realized the gilder's combat potential.
		The study reviews each force's combat glider experience and analyzes it in light of the glider doctrine, or lack thereof, with which each began the war.
		While military cargo gliders have seen their day, recent technological advances in gliders make them a viable platform for certain missions requiring stealth and silence.
	www.stormingmedia.us /37/3765/A376524.html (220 words)

	MERE Volume 7 Introduction
		These discussions continue to place the actual measures taken by the Red Armed Forces within the contexts of the military situation as a whole, and the German efforts to organize the airlift against which a specific blockade was directed.
		As editor I have as my model the great encyclopedias of the past and believe that MERE will make an original contribution to the historical literature only by its extensive treatment of topics that have been largely ignored in the standard studies.
		As the treatment of the aerial blockade of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad in this volume indicates, I feel it is important to extend this criterion so as to include little discussed aspects of better-known, major events as well.
	www.ai-press.com /MERE.07.Intro.html (713 words)

	Flight Manuals on CD - Gliders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This CD contains four flight manuals on four military glider aircraft.
		gliders that would be flown in combat and it was superseded
		Glider Pilot Regiment, but none were ever used in combat.
	www.flight-manuals-on-cd.com /Gliders.html (522 words)

	The Glider Pilot Regiment (UK)
		The Glider Pilot Regiment, 1942-1945, by Steve Wright.
		One night in June : the story of Operation Tonga, the initial phase of the invasion of Normandy, 1944.
		Roll of honour and record of battle casualties and honours of the Glider Pilot Regiment in the European war, 3rd September, 1939 to 8th May 1945.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/specfor/Glider.htm (286 words)

	Allied LRA-1 Info
		Prior to WWII many military services experimented with gliders in training and cargo-carrying roles.
		The early successes of the Germans in the beginning of the war caused the U.S. to increase their attentions on the possibility of military gliders.
		While the U.S. Navy had shown some interest in the subject as far back as 1920, 1940 brought new efforts to explore the concept of a flying boat glider.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/lra-1.htm (174 words)

	Assault gliders
		Short Stirling Bombers and Assault Gliders of 620 squadron of the Royal Air Force take part in the d-day operation during the second world war.
		Improved versions of the Short Stirling were built for Glider towing, paratroopers and heavy transport.
		Airspeed Horsa MkII assault gliders, towed by their Short Stirling MkIV tugs of No.620 Squadron, make their way across a moody English Channel en route for Normandy during the tumultuous Operation Overlord.
	www.military-art.com /b11.htm (679 words)

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	The Golden Age Of A Jehovah's Witness Warfare Technology
		Listed between the years of 1939 and 1942, Taylorcraft manufactured the Army TG-6 Glider, and a listing of this can be found at this website and by scrolling 3/4 of the way down and searching under (Manufacturer's Codes), look for manufacturer's codes starting with the letter (T).
		Taylor continued his Military manufacturing of weapons until 1958, yet the 1988 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses page 208 states, "After their departure, the Society did not appoint another pilgrim to oversee the work until ten years later, in 1937.
		However, in view of the staggering evidence provided by all four branches of the Military, and statements made from C.G. Taylor's own Taylorcraft Corporation itself, it would be my opinion, that the Watchtower Society and it's members should not be so quick to claim that they are strictly (neutral) as to world affairs.
	www.randytv.com /warfaretechnology.htm (1351 words)

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